U-2 EDUCATION
"Always learning"
"Always learning"
Answer the following questions
What would you change about the Spanish Education System if you were the Prime Minister? why?
Do you agree or disagree with the following statements, give reasons. "I agree/disagree because..."
Our timetable is appropriate
Students should have lunch at school
Students should wear uniforms
There are too many students in my class
Summer holidays are too long //We should have more holidays during the school year
Now, go to google and find out the following information about secondary schools around the world.
What is the number of students per class in Germany? Italy? Belgium?
SOLUTION HERE
What is the timetable in US, England, Norway?
When do they start learning foreign languages in Canada, Sweden and Greece?
Now watch one or more of the following youtube videos and write about anything that caught your attention (50-100 words).
The video I have watched is called... and something that caught my attention is the fact that ...
enroll /register folder invigilate
compulsory revise headmaster
principal gap-year bookworm
play truant drop out
behaviour misbehave degree
behaviour career cheat
fall behind grades/marks hand in/out
I wish / if only
So, so you think you can tell
Heaven from hell?
Blue skies from pain?
Can you tell a green field
From a cold steel rail?
A smile from a veil?
Do you think you can tell?
Did they get you to trade
Your heroes for ghosts?
Hot ashes for trees?
Hot air for a cool breeze?
Cold comfort for change?
Did you exchange
A walk on part in the war
For a lead role in a cage?
How I wish
How I wish you were here
We're just two lost souls
Swimming in a fish bowl year after year
Running over the same old ground
What have we found?
The same old fears
Wish you were here
AI and education.
How does the device work?
What information does it provide?
What are the effects of the device? are students happy?
What is your opinion about this device and its use in the classroom?
According to the expert from the video,
What example do they give to explain how AI might help?
is AI considered a threat or an assistance?
Is the teacher's role going to be less important because of AI? Why?
Will students lose interest in schools because AI tools are so much faster and more entertaining?
How will AI enhance our creativity?
PROJECT. AI TOOLS THAT WILL CHANGE OUR LIVES
1 Research and decide on one or two Artificial Intelligence tools you would like to learn about. (not Chat GPT)
2 Divide the work within the members of the group and start compiling your part.
3 Explain how it works to your classmates. Give examples or even try it out in front of the class.
4 Choose a topic of discussion and debate about it. Talk abut the advantages and disadvantages of the device / tool you have investigated and compare it with traditional learning methods students have been using up to now.
5 Conclude. Give your opinions and whether you will be using this tool or not. Give reasons
POSSIBLE STRUCTURES
When it comes to...
I'd like to start by saying that
One must take into account the fact that...
If we look at the facts
I see your point of view, but I have a different approach to the matter
ASSESSMENT:
SPEAKING, INTERACTION, MEDIATION AND CULTURE
SHOULD AI BE REGULATED WITHIN THE FIELD OF WARFARE? GO TO THIS WEBPAGE AND FIND OUT ABOUT THE POSSIBLE CONSEQUENCES OF ITS IMPLAMANTATION.
EXAM PRACTICE:
1. Jim fell down the stairs, that's why he didn’t play football last Sunday.
If ................................................................................................................
2. If you don't come with me I won't go to the theatre.
Unless .......................................................................
3. I don't like Tim because he is always saying nasty things.
I would ..............................................................................
4. We were late because the plane was delayed by the bad weather.
If the .............................................................................................
5. If you want my advice, don't sell your car.
If I ...............................................................
6. I don't live near my office, so I have to drive.
If ..................................................................................
7.He has eaten so many sweets that he isn’t hungry now.
Provided ...............................................................................
8. Anne doesn't look nice because her clothes are always untidy.
If ...............................................................................................
9. She won't babysit for us if we don't pay her.
Unless ............................................................
10. We can't go for a picnic because it is raining.
If .....................................................................
11. I don’t have a computer so I can’t type the essay on English grammar.
As long as...
12. I regretted having hit the dog on the head. (Wish)
- I wish
13. I would like to have more free time these days. (Wish)
- I wish
14. I didn’t make a note of it in my diary, so I forgot about it.
15. I am sorry I didn’t tell him everything. (Wish)
- If only
16. I’m sorry I haven’t got a car. (Wish)
- If only
17. If the tickets don’t arrive, we won’t be able to go.
- Unless
18. I don't mind how you spend the money but you stick to the budget.
as long as-
19. Some people studied really hard and others didn't study at all but everybody failed.
whether-
20. Please stop saying that
wouldn't-
1. She started drinking too much alcohol two years ago. (FOR)
2. Despite having been vaccinated she caught the flu. (ALTHOUGH)
3. They came to live in New York two years ago. (FOR)
4. Although the weather was horrible, we went skiing. (In spite of)
5. I met that famous writer in 2020. (SINCE)
6. I first read Shakespeare’s s0nnets in 2025 (BEFORE)
7. She hasn’t enjoyed herself so much for years. (IT HAS)
8. Despite the fact that it was very hot, she was wearing her winter clothes. (THOUGH)